Systems Safety Engineering (ENGG4020)
Information valid for Semester 2, 2022
Course level
Undergraduate
Faculty
Engineering, Architecture & Information Technology
School
Chemical Engineering School
Units
2
Duration
One Semester
Delivery mode
Internal
Class hours
2 Lecture hours
2 Tutorial hours
Incompatible
ENGG7020
Assessment methods
Assignments; examination
Course enquiries
Course description
Course covering hazard identification and risk analysis, safe system design, safety analysis techniques, safe software engineering, system hazard analysis, safety cases, and human factors. Techniques covered include: Hazard and Operability Studies (HAZOP) and Computer Hazard and Operability Studies (CHAZOP), Fault Tree analysis (FTA), Event Tree Analysis (ETA), and Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) and Failure Modes Effects and Criticality Analysis (FMECA).
